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Surah Chapter 83

Al-Mutaffifin

سورة المطففين

Mecca Revelation
36 Verses

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1

وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ

English Translation

Woe to the defrauders!

2

ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ

English Translation

Those who take full measure ˹when they buy˺ from people

3

وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ

English Translation

but give less when they measure or weigh for buyers.

4

أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ

English Translation

Do such people not think that they will be resurrected

5

لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

English Translation

for a tremendous Day—

6

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

English Translation

the Day ˹all˺ people will stand before the Lord of all worlds?

7

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍ

English Translation

But no! The wicked are certainly bound for Sijjîn ˹in the depths of Hell˺—

8

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ

English Translation

and what will make you realize what Sijjîn is?—

9

كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ

English Translation

a fate ˹already˺ sealed.

10

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

English Translation

Woe on that Day to the deniers—

11

ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

English Translation

those who deny Judgment Day!

12

وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

English Translation

None would deny it except every evildoing transgressor.

13

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

English Translation

Whenever Our revelations are recited to them, they say, “Ancient fables!”

14

كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ ۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

English Translation

But no! In fact, their hearts have been stained by all ˹the evil˺ they used to commit!

15

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ

English Translation

Undoubtedly, they will be sealed off from their Lord on that Day.

16

ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا۟ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

English Translation

Moreover, they will surely burn in Hell

17

ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

English Translation

and then be told, “This is what you used to deny.”

18

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ

English Translation

But no! The virtuous are certainly bound for ’Illiyûn ˹in elevated Gardens˺—

19

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ

English Translation

and what will make you realize what ’Illiyûn is?—

20

كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ

English Translation

a fate ˹already˺ sealed

21

يَشْهَدُهُ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

English Translation

witnessed by those nearest ˹to Allah˺.

22

إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ

English Translation

Surely the virtuous will be in bliss

23

عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

English Translation

˹seated˺ on ˹canopied˺ couches, gazing around.

24

تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

English Translation

You will recognize on their faces the glow of delight.

25

يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ

English Translation

They will be given a drink of sealed, pure wine

26

خِتَـٰمُهُۥ مِسْكٌ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلْمُتَنَـٰفِسُونَ

English Translation

whose last sip will smell like musk. So let whoever aspires to this strive ˹diligently˺.

27

وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ

English Translation

And this drink’s flavour will come from Tasnîm—

28

عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

English Translation

a spring from which those nearest ˹to Allah˺ will drink.

29

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ كَانُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يَضْحَكُونَ

English Translation

Indeed, the wicked used to laugh at the believers

30

وَإِذَا مَرُّوا۟ بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ

English Translation

wink to one another whenever they passed by

31

وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُوا۟ فَكِهِينَ

English Translation

and muse ˹over these exploits˺ upon returning to their own people.

32

وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ

English Translation

And when they saw the faithful, they would say, “These ˹people˺ are truly astray,”

33

وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ حَـٰفِظِينَ

English Translation

even though they were not sent as keepers over the believers.

34

فَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ

English Translation

But on that Day the believers will be laughing at the disbelievers

35

عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

English Translation

as they sit on ˹canopied˺ couches, looking on.

36

هَلْ ثُوِّبَ ٱلْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ

English Translation

˹The believers will be asked,˺ “Have the disbelievers ˹not˺ been paid back for what they used to do?”